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Autoweek America Adventure 2: Only the best time you can have at speed with clothes on!

August 29, 2012

The starting lineup for the first Autoweek America Adventure. Photo by Hadi Kadri

You might think spending seven days traveling the countryside in the company of 100 car people would be great fun, and you would be right. And to do it while solving clues and seeing incredible landscapes, testing your driving (and trivia) skills against those of others, would be pretty bitchin', and that'd be true.

Then the opportunity to hang out with Autoweek editors and racing celebrities should be enough to push you over the edge, am I right?

Well, forget all about that. How about sampling some of the best performance cars America offers in a closed and safe environment until your heart's content? Yeah, now we're talking.

Welcome to Autoweek America Adventure 2 powered by SRT, a seven-day road rally/track event/car-guy-and-gal cluster of unequalled proportion that starts in Colorado on Oct. 24 and ends up in Las Vegas on Oct. 30. Sounds like fun, doesn't it? If last year's inaugural event is an indication, you'd better gather your wits and your team and sign up pronto at www.theamericaadventure.com.

Last year, none other than IndyCar racer Graham Rahal competed and had the time of his life, to the point that not only is he coming back, he's bringing more of his friends. And then there was American F2 racer Conor Daly with his teammate Paul Sparta, whose Audi R8 V10 was the class of the autocross.

Raising stakes will be the folks from Autonet Mobile, who are sponsoring the event-ending exclamation mark with a party at The Palm's Ghostbar. And for teams that pay in full upfront, we'll throw in a car for you to drive for the week of the rally, compliments of Fox Rent A Car.

But before we get to the finish, you will have a chance to drive glorious mountain roads, compete at race tracks and sample—courtesy of America's Performance Brand, SRT—some kick-ass cars like you've never done before. Oh, yeah: And for the competitor in you, there's a chance to take home the grand prize—the brand new, powerful, All-Business 300 SRT of your very own!

No, it doesn't suck. So what are you waiting for? Sign up your team of two and come along and have a time you won't soon forget. Check us out at www.theamericaadventure.com

See you in Colorado!

Dutch Mandel
- Dutch Mandel, Autoweek’s editorial director and associate publisher, has been with the company for 29 years. A second-generation car journo, he grew up with exotic cars in the garage. Among his many feats is a chef for a racing team and automotive consultant on the Pixar movie CARS and CARS 2.
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